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功劳

gōng láo · gong lao

Traditional 功勞

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. contribution
  2. meritorious service
  3. credit
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Who gets the credit

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)演出(yǎnchū)很(hěn)成功(chénggōng)，你(nǐ)的(de)功劳(gōngláo)最(zuì)大(dà)。

    Today's show was a success. Most of the credit is yours.

  2. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)，是(shì)大家(dàjiā)的(de)功劳(gōngláo)。

    No, it was everyone's work.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)功劳(gōngláo)应该(yīnggāi)给(gěi)谁(shéi)？

    Then who should get the most credit?

  4. Dengdeng

    应该(yīnggāi)给(gěi)那位(nàwèi)灯光(dēngguāng)师傅(shīfu)，他(tā)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)帮忙(bāngmáng)。

    The lighting technician. He helped the whole time.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，没有(méiyǒu)他(tā)，我们(wǒmen)什么(shénme)也(yě)看不见(kànbujiàn)。

    Right. Without him we could not see anything.

  6. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)请(qǐng)他(tā)吃(chī)夜宵(yèxiāo)吧(ba)！

    Let us treat him to a late-night snack!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)次(cì)成(chéng)功(gōng)是(shì)大(dà)家(jiā)共(gòng)同(tóng)的(de)功(gōng)劳(láo)。

This success is the credit of everyone together.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)功(gōng)劳(láo)都(dōu)归(guī)给(gěi)了(le)团(tuán)队(duì)。

He gave all the credit to the team.

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